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Teaching matters in early educational practice: The case for a nurturing pedagogy
Published in:
Early Education and Development, Vol: 19, Page: 430-440,Taylor & Francis
Publication Date:
2008
Aims & Objectives:
This article discusses combining the concept of pedagogy (a space where care and education integrate) with the concept of nurture (conveying an engaged level of interaction) provides a rich and theoretically sound context for reforming teaching practice
Abstract:
Research Findings: Research on teaching practice in early-years classrooms of primary schools in Ireland suggests that teachers of Irish 4-year-olds continue to spend more classroom time on traditional, didactic, subject-based teaching than on the nurturing interactions recommended for quality, effective early education (N. Hayes, 2004; N. Hayes, J. O'Flaherty, & M. Kernan, 1997; B. Murphy, 2004). Practice or Policy: Arising from these findings this article argues that teacher education would benefit from a shift in focus from implementing a prescribed curriculum to a focus on the interactive nature of the learning process in young children. Although recognizing that such a shift is not simple, the article proposes that foregrounding the educative nature of care would afford a useful starting point. Introducing the notion of a nurturing pedagogy, the article contends that combining the concept of pedagogy (a space where care and education integrate) with the concept of nurture (conveying an engaged level of interaction) provides a rich and theoretically sound context for reforming teaching practice in early education. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved) (from the journal abstract)
Authors:
NóirÃn Hayes
Study Type:
Non Study Papers » Discussion paper, review, commentary, letter »
Notes:
1040-9289 Accession Number: 2008-09162-003. First Author & Affiliation: Hayes, NóirÃn; Department of Social Sciences, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland. Other Journal Title: Early Education and Development. Other Publishers: Lawrence Erlbaum. Release Date: 20081013. Publication Type: Journal, (0100) Peer Reviewed Journal, (0110). Media Covered: Print. Media Available: Electronic; Print. Document Type: Journal Article. Language: English. Major Descriptor: Classrooms; Educational Reform; Teachers; Teaching. Classification: Educational Psychology (3500) . Population: Human (10) . Location: Ireland. Age Group: Adulthood (18 yrs & older) (300) Young Adulthood (18-29 yrs) (320) . Methodology: Empirical Study; Quantitative Study. References Available: Y.
Keywords:
- Classrooms
- early educational practice
- Educational Reform
- nurturing pedagogy
- teachers
- Teaching
- teaching matters
- teaching practice
Geography:
Republic of Ireland (Republic of Ireland)